Sleeve holder and the like



web. 2o, w23. l' H4499 F. C-. PHLLIFS SLEEVEHOLDER AND THE LIKE Filed Aug. 9', 1921 reiterati reta.. au," iena atraves "rimer e. irnitiiirs or new Yoan, fn. Y.

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` `To @Hecho/muet muy concern: i i

i Beit known that L Pintor G. Peintres, a

citizen ofthe lilnitedStates ofriinerica, and

`a residentof NewYork, in `thecouiity'of New1Yoiklandlt3tate of New iorlnhavef inp vented certain new anduseful `lmproveiiients `and thfe'like, `o; which the in Sleeve Holders "lollowingisaspecilication. 1

. i 'lhisI finvention 1 relates fito# sleeve holders and the like, and more particularly to that i "r'lliss"oiE holders whereiirspring-controlled i elastic medium, such iiection therewith ne-walorsubstitution as require z `an ordinary sity toxfill the breach,

that consisted of 'a short tic web which had Mering-controlled clamp lfmembers permanently secured at each end` jtliereof. These structed were qu ite jclampfmeiiribers act'iiiconjunction with an Y asa band that is inter- `posed between` the clamps andso arranged as "tobe readily removed from operative confor the` `It isA an object 'of this invention to produce la sleeve holder of a sign thatis simple lytoiiianufacture.`I A i 4lt is a further object o'f thejinvention to produce a `device ott-his class the life or useand. durable and not cost- "ful period of whichdoesiiot` depend ivhollv inber supplied7 i upon the original elastic nie but which willbutwean a great number of such elastic `inembers and 'itedasto the "special malte or kind or elastic member that may be used. l

lt also an object oi this inventionto 1eliminate the necessitvoiz Dermanenttasten- "ing means" between `the said clamps andi' the' clamps while `cheaply con durable,` and vet their `usefulness?depended'upon the lifeof the is `well. known, iscomfparatively short, andtherefore when the web holdei'as a whole became uselessldue to the between the clamps .and`

permanent fasten-ing becameusele'ss through loss of elasticity the purpose of reneat construction and de-` f which is not` lim i"Application` filed `August 9, `i921. Serial No.` 490,898.

the web, which couldnot be" readilyreleased and applied to another piece "of web. So, w

too, upon accidentalbreakapge or severing of the: web, a` temporary substitute could` not be employed, as inthe present invention, as means toi' so" doing wasv not provided theretor andconsequently the service of that pai jticulai holder was lost foreverf .lu the present invention it is theiiiteiitioii to inalrea `durable clamp ot liiglrclass character that will wear indeiiiiitellvY even though the eo-acting elastic` .member will not, and in the event ol.I a breakage lof said elastic inember and the absence of a similaroneit will be obvious that, itortemporary use, a piece clamp `will continue its usefulness for the liife thereof.` i i. i v

To the attainment of the above objects, the invention consists in certainnovel features oi. construction andA arrangement f of parts,

which `will be fully understood from a description of the drawings `and the claims hereinafter given.

Uithedrawings: f i y lrepresents an enlarged side elevation oil" al-sleeve holder or theilike embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 a top plan view of Fig; l. i

Fig". 3 a vertical longitudinal section through one oi the clamps, on a greatlyenk larged scale s .i .Y

Like characters designate like; parts throughout theseveral figures ofthe drawings.` i ltei'erringV to thegdrawiiigsr L The `clamps l() `and ll being ofllilre `construction andyarrangement, an explanation 'or the details oit' one of them is deemed suflicient.

,Tiewiiig i Fig.

composed or' four parts, astolloivs A combinedlowerclainp jaw, loopfor elas-` tic member and spring holder,` an upper clamp jaw, a pivot therefor, and a spring.`

ance asjat 13.. to be furtherQezplaiiiedg-The loop le is formed by bending?.i tion at the j au: por

l5 'baelrwai'dly 4over vthe main bodjv of twine or cord may be substituted, thus the 1 o it will be seen that the con- `struction of the clamp is ver;7 simple, being ber-ance 13 to form a non-injurious grip upon the more or less delicate garment, and which is aided in its work by a beak-like depending part 23 ofthej-aw 21.. The-spring 16 may beheld in its seat in-anyl convenient manner,

itsftailpart 24- normallyholding the jaw parts lfand 21 in closed position. It will be understood `that the spring as shown is the preferred form :tor use, but it will be obvious that a spiral spring adapted to encircle the pivot 19 in usual-mannermay be used if deemed advisable.

The jaw 21 has the downwardly-curved end- 25 so shaped as to prevent said end from being 4caught by another garment, as, kiter instance, when a shirt sleeve, with the holder attached, passes into'or out of a coat sleeve.

f For use as a sleeve holder to take up extra length of sleeve it is necessary to use two suchl 'clamp members just described and preferably an elastic connector 26 will be employed? tov retain the clamps in working relation'. rThese connectors wear out frequently an-d become broken, in `which case the wellskn'own type of sleeve lholder became useless and was when replacements were not obtainable.

lt is an object of the present invention to eliminate the necessity ot discarding the complete holder when the connector becomes worn or broken, and to that end, means have been provided whereby the old connector may be removed and a new Kone substituted therefor for `use withv the same clamp members, and in the event of a like connector not being available a rubber yband or even a piece `of twine may, be ltemporarily substituted.

The connector 26, which is preferably an endless band, may be of plainrubber or the like, of a color to snit the fancy, or it may be an elastic band covered with silk or worH sted, as desired. llVhen in use, the connector retains the clampy members in operative re llation,.and it it becomes necessary to apply a. new one-the'upper -j aw 21 will. be opened by f pressure on the end 25, -see Adottedlines, Fig. 3, `and the new-connector passed be tween thejaws-12and21 and under thepor tion 1'5, which VJforms a throat-like entr ance to the 'loop A'14.

Aslbeforestated, the-jaw- 12 is preferably madel of aratherrst-r spring metal which maybe broughta-ntofplayrto add its quota 'et.springs-like.'strengthY to the ,spring .11G

discarded oftentimes when extreme thicknesses ot 2( jarinent nia terial are to be gripped by the jaws, as will be readily seen by; viewing Fig. 3.

ln practice, the jaws 'l2 and Q1. will be somewhat curved in transverse cross-section to add strength thereto.

From the itoregoing it will be seen that a high-class yet simple, cheap and durable sleeve holder will be produced, the life of which is not limited to the liie ot the connectors used, but will last indefinitely and is susceptible to replenishment of a needed connector at almost any time or place where a like connector, or even rubber bands or twine., may be obtained.

It is not the intention to limit this invention to the precise torniherein shown, as it is obvious that various changes in the construction and arrangement of' the clamps might be made and not interfere with the interehangeability of .the connectors, which is considered an important feature ot the present invention.

Having' described the invention l. claim: 1. In a device ot the class described, a pair oiE clamp members held in operative position relatively to each other, by means of an en( less connector; jaws forming part of each clamp member; a spring ada )ted to normally hold said jaws in close position; a loop .formed in one ot said jaws, by l end ing the material thereof backwardly over the main position ,thereot to Aloosel.)7 receive said connector; and a seatior said spring 'formed in said jaw by again bending the said material baci( upon itself', whereby the said spring.mayl be clamped in the seat thus formed.

2. ln. a device of the. class described, a garment gripping member having relatively movable jaws therein; a spring intermediate said jaws; one ot said jaws being so arranged as toiiorin a loop therein adapted to receive a connector; and a second loop to receive and retain said spring; offsets in both of saidt jaws adapted to interlock to grip the garment therebetween; and an overhangin g portion on one of said jawsy adapted to coact with the other jaw to aid in the garment gripping action.

3. ln. a device oit the class described, a garment eurippinnr member the main portion of which is composed of a. relatively stil metallic jaw having a length of the ma terial thereof bent back upon itself' to form a connector receiving bight having a .rez-:tricted entrance thereto; an endlesselastic connector adapted to be received by said -w-ith said first v bent portion of said; material; a rel tively movable .jaw .member adapted Sto r act jaw member to grip the garment, having ears thereon to receive a pivotpin; apivot `pin foreaid inovablemember; said movable o member having agtal portion adapted to overlap saidmain gripping member for the i purpose described said main grippingmemQ ber having `a protuberance thereon adapted to ooaot with a depression in 'said movable member `for garment gripping purpose; and a spring interposed between the said mem- J) `bers, rigidly secured in said loop of said first 

